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Vital Statistics - the Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai’s spectacular circuit has played host to F1 racing on ten occasions, but do you remember who won the inaugural race in 2004? Discover this and more as we examine all the need-to-know facts and stats ahead of the 2014 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix…
Circuit: Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
Circuit length: 5.451 km
Number of corners: 16 (7 left, 9 right)
DRS zones: 2
Race laps: 56
Race distance: 305.066 km
2014 tyre compounds: Medium, Soft
Circuit lap record: 1m 32.238s - Michael Schumacher (2004), Ferrari
First world championship Grand Prix: 2004, Shanghai (won by Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari)
Number of races: 10 (all in Shanghai)
Number of races with at least one safety car appearance: Three
Longest race: 2009 (1h 57m 43.485s)
Shortest race: 2004 (1h 29m 12.420s)
Last year’s pole position: 1m 34.484s, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Last year’s podium: 1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 2 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), 3 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Most appearances (current field): 10 - Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa; 8 - Kimi Raikkonen, Nico Rosberg; 7 - Lewis Hamilton; 6 - Adrian Sutil
Most wins (driver): 2 - Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton; 1 - Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, Nico Rosberg
Most wins (team): 4 - Ferrari; 3 - McLaren; 1 - Renault, Red Bull, Mercedes
Most wins (engine manufacturer): 4 - Ferrari, Mercedes; 2 - Renault
Most pole positions (driver): 3 - Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton; 2 - Fernando Alonso; 1 - Rubens Barrichello, Nico Rosberg
Most pole positions (team): 3 - Red Bull, Renault; 2 - Renault, McLaren, Mercedes; Ferrari - 1
Most pole positions (engine manufacturer): 5 - Renault; 4 - Mercedes; 1 - Ferrari
Number of wins from pole: 5 wins from 10 races (50 percent)
Lowest winning grid position: 6th (Michael Schumacher, 2006)
Laps led (current field): 119 - Fernando Alonso; 87 - Lewis Hamilton; 78 - Nico Rosberg; 75 - Jenson Button; 73 - Sebastian Vettel; 31 - Kimi Raikkonen; 8 - Nico Hulkenberg; 3 - Sergio Perez
Most podium places (current field): 5 - Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton; 4 - Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso; 2 - Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg
Significant running sequences: Ferrari - 70 consecutive races in the points; Nico Rosberg - 12 consecutive races in the points; Max Chilton - 22 consecutive classified finishes
Fascinating fact: The Shanghai circuit is shaped like the Chinese character 'shang', which stands for 'high' or 'above'.
Turbo history: If a Renault-powered car wins Sunday’s race it will be the first Renault turbo victory since the 1986 Detroit Grand Prix. Similarly, if a Ferrari-powered car wins the race it’ll be the first Ferrari turbo win since the 1988 Italian Grand Prix.
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